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Tag: Japan

Consulting, Travel, Website

Hey India!

Frank Jan 12, 2014 Tagged with Automation, Canada, China, India, Industrial Automation Hands On, Japan, Malaysia, trade shows, travel

Yesterday I received an invitation to attend the International Automation Exhibition 2014 to be held in Mumbai, India next October. Now as many who have read this blog know, I love to travel, especially to other countries. This May I …

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Consulting, Lean Manufacturing, Travel

Genba

Frank Jul 28, 2013 Tagged with Gemba, Genba, Japan, Lean

Have you ever been to Genba? Let me take you to a mystical, wonderful land that far too many people overlook in their travels. Genba is a Japanese word that means “the actual (or the real) place”. To understand a …

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Lean Manufacturing

The Lean/Six Sigma “Club”

Frank Sep 18, 2011 Tagged with Buy-In, buzzwords, Japan, kaizen, kanban, poka-yoke, Six Sigma

As I work on my Six Sigma classes through Purdue I am reminded often of my previous experiences with companies who have Lean/Six Sigma programs. Back in the late nineties we did a lot of work for Avery Dennison, who …

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Vendors and Manufacturers

More About Japan

Frank May 15, 2011 Tagged with Japan, travel

As mentioned in my previous post I recently took a trip to Japan. If you have ever been or plan to go there is something you should know: in general, the Japanese love gadgets and automation. The picture above is …

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Lean Manufacturing, Poka-Yoke, Techniques

Japanese Words…

Frank May 11, 2011 Tagged with Japan, kaizen, kanban, poka-yoke, travel

For all of my thousands of followers I’m sure you all noticed that I didn’t post for the last couple of weeks. I spent some time on a badly needed vacation, visiting Seattle and Japan. As mentioned in a previous …

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